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this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we stay together and hold true to true principles without regard to party, the republicans will go the way of the wiigs. and we win. >> you know, there's an old saying in texas and a lot of other places, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. >> they lied to ronald reagan and they have been lying for the last six months to the american people, they're not going to get away with it this time. because we'll give you a chance to work. but we should not be giving a chance to be a taker. >> there are people who are coming here who want to come to cut your lawn and have a better life. but there are p
this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we...
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what happened to john boehner? >> man, i don't know, john boehner is just having a rough go of it. and here is the problem, the next thing he has to do -- you have to pass a farm bill. this is like the defense appropriations. i mean, i got an e-mail from a democratic member of congress today saying just for the record, we were able to pass our farm bill, there is good stuff, a lot of bad and good stuff, you have to pass it like the defense appropriations. so john boehner now, here is the fundamental problem, the 62 no-votes was because people thought there was not enough cuts, particularly on the food cuts. so if you're john boehner he has a calculation to make, a pre-staging, which is where do i go? where do i try to bring democrats back on board? and we've seen basically what that means, this farm bill amazingly will probably get worse in the next generation. >> well, i still don't understand the calculations, melissa, john boehner has not voted on a farm bill since 1996. they thought they had enough votes for it? but he was not sure. and after the plan b debacle, this is somebod
what happened to john boehner? >> man, i don't know, john boehner is just having a rough go of it. and here is the problem, the next thing he has to do -- you have to pass a farm bill. this is like the defense appropriations. i mean, i got an e-mail from a democratic member of congress today saying just for the record, we were able to pass our farm bill, there is good stuff, a lot of bad and good stuff, you have to pass it like the defense appropriations. so john boehner now, here is the...
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i'll tell you why what's bad for john boehner is good for the country. >>> plus bailouts of struggling casinos? it is also something that is totally happening. we begin tonight with a truly rare bit of genuine progress from congress. excellent news that nonetheless has me seething with anger. here's what's happening that's great news and infuriating. making sure 11 million immigrants are given a road to citizenship is trying to pass a bill by a huge margin in the senate. they are called the gang of eight and the reason they think they need the huge margin victory is to put pressure on house speaker john boehner to bring the legislation to the house floor even though it it will almost certainly not have the support of a majority of house republicans. so that's the game plan. the goal is get 70 votes in the senate, a goal that has seemed, well, further away by the day lately. when one of the bill's architects, marco rubio, i see you, started flirting with killing in. in order to stabilize and further build support from their side of the the aisle, bob corker struck a deal with the gang o
i'll tell you why what's bad for john boehner is good for the country. >>> plus bailouts of struggling casinos? it is also something that is totally happening. we begin tonight with a truly rare bit of genuine progress from congress. excellent news that nonetheless has me seething with anger. here's what's happening that's great news and infuriating. making sure 11 million immigrants are given a road to citizenship is trying to pass a bill by a huge margin in the senate. they are...
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once again, questioning speaker john boehner's ability to control his troops. six months ago, republicans embarrassed the gentleman from ohio by refusing to back his plan b. debt deal. six months later, speaker boehner is now so accustomed to rumors regarding his impending dismissal, he is making jokes about it. >> the representative said you would bring immigration reform to the floor without the support of the conference and you would lose your job. do you think that's accurate? >> maybe. >> in an interview with cnbc, boehner acknowledged that getting stand in the back is, hey, it's just part of the gig. >> as a speaker, i take a lot of hits. i get a lot of hatchets thrown at my back every day. listen, it comes with the territory. >> the continual backstabbing and frontal assaults prompted one democratic aide to tell the "huffington post" no wonder he smokes. but the national review observed, the honey badger that is the house gop don't care. >> oh, the honey badgers are just crazy! >> joining me today, "washington post" columnist and msnbc political analyst,
once again, questioning speaker john boehner's ability to control his troops. six months ago, republicans embarrassed the gentleman from ohio by refusing to back his plan b. debt deal. six months later, speaker boehner is now so accustomed to rumors regarding his impending dismissal, he is making jokes about it. >> the representative said you would bring immigration reform to the floor without the support of the conference and you would lose your job. do you think that's accurate?...
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i'm going to let john boehner bring it to the floor. if it passes i think that is what is going to happen. >> we shall see, watch this space carefully. joy reid and e.j. dionne, thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >>> this morning we lost a friend and colleague. writer and reporter michael hastings died in a car accident in los angeles today, he was 33, he most recently worked at "buzz feed," although you can find his news in a number of areas. michael was brash, funny, fearless, and he will be missed. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before
i'm going to let john boehner bring it to the floor. if it passes i think that is what is going to happen. >> we shall see, watch this space carefully. joy reid and e.j. dionne, thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >>> this morning we lost a friend and colleague. writer and reporter michael hastings died in a car accident in los angeles today, he was 33, he most recently worked at "buzz feed," although you can find his news in a number of areas....
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so john boehner has a choice. he can get stuff done in the house by working with the democrats or keep his job at speaker by placating his base but not get anything done. >> this is another testament to how weak his leadership is. they snuck something in thinking they would get democrats to go along. there were enough republicans who said why am i going to stick my neck out if we're losing democrats. clearly he does not have control of his caucus. >> dana, it's not even mere counting because republicans sacrifice democratic votes with the extreme sutherland amendment you referred to. incentivized states, kicking families off of s.n.a.p. and the far right jump ship anyway, i can't tell you which is worse, their morality or political instincts. >> they jump ship for a couple of different reasons. the fact of the matter is, this bill was going to pass even though there were cuts to food stamps. the republicans weren't -- the 62 republicans weren't at all concerned to the cuts to the food stamps. they wanted more. the
so john boehner has a choice. he can get stuff done in the house by working with the democrats or keep his job at speaker by placating his base but not get anything done. >> this is another testament to how weak his leadership is. they snuck something in thinking they would get democrats to go along. there were enough republicans who said why am i going to stick my neck out if we're losing democrats. clearly he does not have control of his caucus. >> dana, it's not even mere...
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john boehner met with the hispanic caucus. that's outreach. yesterday john boehner said he would not bring to a vote any immigration bill that did not have the majority support of republicans in the house. this is what other republicans were doing today. an all day long filibustery news conference that lasted from 9:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon, all about their opposition to immigration reform. all about how immigration reform would be disastrous for the country. on the same hand you have glenn beck protested that the kansas secretary of state's house, he's comparing them to the ku klux klan. >> 700 protesters got into buses at a church and went to his house to protest. this is the same tactics used by the klan in the 1960s. >> if tactic, you mean travels from point a to point b in a vehicle powered by a combustible engine, then yes immigration reform protesters are exactly like the kkk, mr. beck. when the heritage foundation let the eugenics guy write his reform, it was senator jim demint -- he up and quit in the middle of hi
john boehner met with the hispanic caucus. that's outreach. yesterday john boehner said he would not bring to a vote any immigration bill that did not have the majority support of republicans in the house. this is what other republicans were doing today. an all day long filibustery news conference that lasted from 9:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon, all about their opposition to immigration reform. all about how immigration reform would be disastrous for the country. on the same...
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john boehner's back there. he's not good at his job. he's not good at satisfying the most uncompassionate about in his caucus, so i'm glad he lost. i hope they learned something from this. it's ultimately about the effect on people in the country, not just counting votes here. >> ari, speaking of speaker boehner, we just showed a clip of him, he said something in his speech i thought was interesting. he said, quote, government is out of control. i think that's rich because, you know, the failure of the farm bill shows that speaker boehner has no control over his caucus whatsoever. this is not the first time he's brought a bill to the floor that has gone down faster than the hindenberg, which we didn't see when nancy pelosi was speaker. that gets to my larger point here, which is while i'll put speaker boehner under the red hot lights of criticism, his leadership team also should be criticized. i'm talking about house majority leader eric cantor, but in particular, house majority whip kevin mccarthy. his sole job is to count votes. his s
john boehner's back there. he's not good at his job. he's not good at satisfying the most uncompassionate about in his caucus, so i'm glad he lost. i hope they learned something from this. it's ultimately about the effect on people in the country, not just counting votes here. >> ari, speaking of speaker boehner, we just showed a clip of him, he said something in his speech i thought was interesting. he said, quote, government is out of control. i think that's rich because, you know, the...
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. >>> in politics you might say john boehner has a lot of skin in the game. tan skin, yes, but it's in the game. would he will willing to let an immigration bill come to the floor of the house without a lot of republicans behind it. he seals to be behind that. >>> a tip could lead to the last resting place of jimmy hoffa. yes, we're doing that story again. you deserve more than justo flexibility and convenience. so here are a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our average class size is only 14 students. our financial tools help you make smart choices about how to pay for school. our faculty have, on average, over 16 years of field experience. we'll help you build a personal career plan. we build programs based on what employers are looking for. our football team is always undefeated. and leading companies are interested in our graduates. we'll even help you decorate your new office. ok. let's get to work. just want to say, i bundled home and auto with state farm, saved 760 bucks. love this guy. so sorry. okay, does it bother anybody else that the mi
. >>> in politics you might say john boehner has a lot of skin in the game. tan skin, yes, but it's in the game. would he will willing to let an immigration bill come to the floor of the house without a lot of republicans behind it. he seals to be behind that. >>> a tip could lead to the last resting place of jimmy hoffa. yes, we're doing that story again. you deserve more than justo flexibility and convenience. so here are a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our...
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john boehner, the speaker of the house! you know, it might be fun to think he's the zod to president obama's superman. but, really, we think he's a little more like gru, you know him, from "despicable me," grand ambitions, minions he can never really keep in line. speaker boehner brought the house's version of the $940 billion farm bill to a vote on thursday, expecting to it pass, and it failed with 62 republicans voting against it. the vote was a shock, as usually house speakers don't bring major controversial bills to the floor unless they know they're going to pass. republicans tried to blame it on democrats, saying they failed to deliver the 40-votes promise. and house majority leader eric cantor even said he was, quote, extremely disappointed that democrats chose to derail years of bipartisan work. but even if gop leadership had those votes, the bill still would have failed. now, i certainly don't envy john boehner's job, corralling house republicans actually does seem a lot like trying to rely on an army of fictional,
john boehner, the speaker of the house! you know, it might be fun to think he's the zod to president obama's superman. but, really, we think he's a little more like gru, you know him, from "despicable me," grand ambitions, minions he can never really keep in line. speaker boehner brought the house's version of the $940 billion farm bill to a vote on thursday, expecting to it pass, and it failed with 62 republicans voting against it. the vote was a shock, as usually house speakers...
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it's the nut jobs that have taken over the republican caucus and threatened john boehner's speakership putting the nail in the coffin. >> there's your tact to respond. is it the nut jobs in the republican party or the rank and file that want to have a serious border security and serious penalties on hiring and also want to allow a path to citizenship on those conditions? >> look, the nut jobs in the party certainly play a big role in making it very difficult to move this through the house. there's no question about that. but there is also a widespread belief in the house among members in the house that the senate republicans got taken to the cleaners on the border security provisions by chuck schumer. that they did a bad job of negotiating on that point. and then the second point of it politically is is none of these republicans in the house are in competitive districts. they've been gerrymandered and redistributed into districts where they have almost no chance of ever losing in a general election but for facing a primary challenge for their right for voting something like this. so yo
it's the nut jobs that have taken over the republican caucus and threatened john boehner's speakership putting the nail in the coffin. >> there's your tact to respond. is it the nut jobs in the republican party or the rank and file that want to have a serious border security and serious penalties on hiring and also want to allow a path to citizenship on those conditions? >> look, the nut jobs in the party certainly play a big role in making it very difficult to move this through the...
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now, i know john boehner said he wants to have a more transparent process. i understand all of those things. but on something like the farm bill, you have to know if you're john boehner, majority leader, eric cantor or whip kevin mccarthy, you have to know, okay, we have this many in reserve in the event the democrats don't deliver all the votes they have. and if you don't have enough, or you think it's going to be close, wait until you do have enough. it seems to me blocking and tackling 101, but goes back to a broader conversation we have all been having, which is this is a house republican conference set, i don't think can be led by anyone, certainly not right now by john boehner. but i'm not sure there's someone else you could put up who would be able to say, okay, we're all rowing the boat in this direction. >> and susan, we have yet to start digging through the outside influence of various groups, ideological groups, business groups. but the bottom line is, you cannot change the rules about food stamp cuts and expect democrats to fall back in line. >>
now, i know john boehner said he wants to have a more transparent process. i understand all of those things. but on something like the farm bill, you have to know if you're john boehner, majority leader, eric cantor or whip kevin mccarthy, you have to know, okay, we have this many in reserve in the event the democrats don't deliver all the votes they have. and if you don't have enough, or you think it's going to be close, wait until you do have enough. it seems to me blocking and tackling 101,...
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have a good one. >>> john boehner could not get the farm bill passed through his house of representatives. to quote the great ron burgundy, "that really got out of hand fast". >> i didn't come here to be speaker because i needed a fancy title and a big office. >> speaker john boehner is not a strong speaker. >> i wanted to be speaker so i could do something on behalf
have a good one. >>> john boehner could not get the farm bill passed through his house of representatives. to quote the great ron burgundy, "that really got out of hand fast". >> i didn't come here to be speaker because i needed a fancy title and a big office. >> speaker john boehner is not a strong speaker. >> i wanted to be speaker so i could do something on behalf
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he's meeting later with john boehner. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> john boehner spoke yesterday on immigration reform. >> i don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have the majority support of republicans. frankly, i think the senate bill is weak on border security. i think the internal enforcement megnisms are week and the triggers are almost laughable. >> doesn't sound like he likes the senate bill. doesn't sound like he'll bring a bill to the floor of the house unless he knows it will get the support of a majority of republicans. not just the house. doesn't sound good. >> we're still optimistic. there is no question he's in a tough spot within the caucus. but i think in the end we'll end up passing comprehensive reform in 2013. i hope he doesn't invoke the haster rule. >> that you have to have a majority of the majority. >> right. >> that essentially allows 25% of the body to control 100% of the oh legislation if you invoke the rule. on the big votes this year,
he's meeting later with john boehner. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> john boehner spoke yesterday on immigration reform. >> i don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have the majority support of republicans. frankly, i think the senate bill is weak on border security. i think the internal enforcement megnisms are week and the triggers are almost laughable. >> doesn't sound like he likes the senate bill. doesn't...
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john boehner did an interview with maria bartiromo at cnbc before the vote and she asked him about the difficulties of being speaker and the road ahead to immigration. here's what he said. >> as the speaker, i take a lot of hits, i get a lot of hatches thrown at my back every day. it comes from the territory. and if you're going to lead here in washington, you know, you're going to take some hits. but i've got a good relationship with our members. work closely with them, and i have made clear how we intend to proceed on immigration. i think people are comfortable with it. >> again, that was done before the farm bill vote. is his speakership in trouble? >> not immediately, i would say. i certainly would watch after this congress. we'll see what happens in the 2014 elections. it's also possible he may not want the job anymore. i think the speakership he envisioned for himself is not the one he's had. he ascended the house in the 1990s when newt gingrich was speaker. it is just a very different time and the caucus was different then. now he's dealing with an unwhipable caucus. i agree wit
john boehner did an interview with maria bartiromo at cnbc before the vote and she asked him about the difficulties of being speaker and the road ahead to immigration. here's what he said. >> as the speaker, i take a lot of hits, i get a lot of hatches thrown at my back every day. it comes from the territory. and if you're going to lead here in washington, you know, you're going to take some hits. but i've got a good relationship with our members. work closely with them, and i have made...
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. >> embarrassment to john boehner right now? >> he's used to it by now. everybody knows that his caucus is like herding cats. at the at some point he may want to shift to a less conflicted environment where people get along better like syria or something like that. >> does president obama help ob hurt if he starts hammering the house after it gets through the senate? >> i don't know. it could push him further to the right in terms of giving the extreme right there more leverage. and i don't think that helps boehner. >> the absence and phone calls flying back from europe seems like the president will keep his hands off this one as long as he can. we asked you the question, when was the last time a supreme court term went into july? no love here. the answer, 1996. u.s. v. windstar was the answer. congratulations to today's winner. we'll call you matthew. if you have a tribute question for us, e-mail us at "daily rundown." we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] we've been conditioned to accept less and less in the name of style and sophistication. but to us
. >> embarrassment to john boehner right now? >> he's used to it by now. everybody knows that his caucus is like herding cats. at the at some point he may want to shift to a less conflicted environment where people get along better like syria or something like that. >> does president obama help ob hurt if he starts hammering the house after it gets through the senate? >> i don't know. it could push him further to the right in terms of giving the extreme right there more...
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i don't think this was a rebuick of john boehner. i think he's well represented and doing a good job. it's a tough job herding a whole pack of cats in washington. >> wet cats. >> yeah. mad cats. >> rand paul. he's becoming increasingly high profile inside the gop. he's heading a state dinner next week. this weeks washington post, they asked if rand paul is going mainstream or vice versa, what most explains the new seriousness with which paul is being regarded is request for the identity inside the republican party. is his rise in the ranks a reflex of the party that's till in disarray? >> we lost the last election. i fie ransd paul is finding his space. how big that space is is yet to be defined. he's got the talking points. but the big light or the presidential light that looks like that's where he's headed hasn't shined on him exactly. >> what do you mean by that? >> i think the jury is out on rand paul. the vote 99 to 1 on a decision and he's the loan vote. those things start mattering? >> so you think he maybe too fringed to be a
i don't think this was a rebuick of john boehner. i think he's well represented and doing a good job. it's a tough job herding a whole pack of cats in washington. >> wet cats. >> yeah. mad cats. >> rand paul. he's becoming increasingly high profile inside the gop. he's heading a state dinner next week. this weeks washington post, they asked if rand paul is going mainstream or vice versa, what most explains the new seriousness with which paul is being regarded is request for...
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and worth week, john boehner for everything that we just discussed. >> thanks so much, guys. that's a wrap of weekends with alex witt. up next, we have craig melvin. i am alex witt. have yourselves a great day. it's a fresh-over. that's great. tastes like you just picked them. so far it's about the best strawberry i've had this year. walmart works directly with growers to get you the best quality of produce they've ever had. all this produce... is from walmart. oh my god. i'm shocked. (laughing) i know where i'm going to be shopping for strawberries now. get 2 full pounds of strawberries, just $2.98. backed by our 100% money back guarantee. walmart accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, an
and worth week, john boehner for everything that we just discussed. >> thanks so much, guys. that's a wrap of weekends with alex witt. up next, we have craig melvin. i am alex witt. have yourselves a great day. it's a fresh-over. that's great. tastes like you just picked them. so far it's about the best strawberry i've had this year. walmart works directly with growers to get you the best quality of produce they've ever had. all this produce... is from walmart. oh my god. i'm shocked....
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>> you saw house speaker john boehner. he said he would vote for this bill, making a public appeal to his membership and still this bill did not pass in the house. somebody did their counts wrong on this one. and i think a lot of people are looking to the speaker to house leadership more broadly to say this is one of those bills you're supposed to be able to get through. it's a sign of by heart san ship in the halls of congress, which are tense many times. it was supposed to work. it didn't. people are looking to leadership to see how it got this far off track and why they didn't see it coming. >> thank you both. thanks so much. >>> priceless reaction to a baby name. that's in just minutes. >> and the applies of your home is likely rising. that's good news. and our three big money headlines. also, we want to hear more from you. head over to facebook and like us. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working
>> you saw house speaker john boehner. he said he would vote for this bill, making a public appeal to his membership and still this bill did not pass in the house. somebody did their counts wrong on this one. and i think a lot of people are looking to the speaker to house leadership more broadly to say this is one of those bills you're supposed to be able to get through. it's a sign of by heart san ship in the halls of congress, which are tense many times. it was supposed to work. it...
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. >> even speaker john boehner, he has the party, he is not a strong speaker. >> if they called him a woman, he would be a weak speaker. >> she knew my one weakness, and i'm weak. >> maybe. >> somebody get that man a bourbon. >>> i'm alex wagner, in for lawrence. after the republicans lost the presidency and seats in the house and senate, the republican party released a 97-page autopsy to determine what exactly went so very wrong. it included diagnosis like this, when it comes to social issues, the party must indeed be inclusive and welcoming, if not, we will not gain others in the party, including women. regarding roe v. wade, eliminating the right of a woman choosing 20 weeks after conception. it didn't prevent the republican, phil gingrey making the defense of marriage act, using this particularly terrible argument. >> maybe part of the problem is we need to go back into the schools at a very early age, maybe at the grade school level and have a class for the young girls. and have a class for the young girls and say you know, this is what is important. you know, this is what a fath
. >> even speaker john boehner, he has the party, he is not a strong speaker. >> if they called him a woman, he would be a weak speaker. >> she knew my one weakness, and i'm weak. >> maybe. >> somebody get that man a bourbon. >>> i'm alex wagner, in for lawrence. after the republicans lost the presidency and seats in the house and senate, the republican party released a 97-page autopsy to determine what exactly went so very wrong. it included diagnosis...
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why does john boehner want to keep doing this? he has been doing it for three years. >> it's a good question. i think that the answer is he has the job and no one else wants it. i think the reason he still has the job is because no one else wants it. what was striking is the way that the farm bill broke down aside from the policy reasons we were talking about during the break and before the break, this was a last-minute amendment. this was a failure in whip count and a huge embarrassment to gop house membership. it speaks, again, to why there is nobody waiting in the wings to take over. the plan b thing was a debacle because that was a pr stunt in the way it was broadcast to something that was a negotiating tactic. what was similar, outside groups that spend, like the club for growth do really well in that fight. they do really well in this fight. important to remember not many right wing groups that actually enforce this kind of thing in terms of primaries and in terms of the house far right gop caucus. i think why does boehner s
why does john boehner want to keep doing this? he has been doing it for three years. >> it's a good question. i think that the answer is he has the job and no one else wants it. i think the reason he still has the job is because no one else wants it. what was striking is the way that the farm bill broke down aside from the policy reasons we were talking about during the break and before the break, this was a last-minute amendment. this was a failure in whip count and a huge embarrassment...
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john boehner, the speaker, who i like, but john boehner, who got beat up by his own caucus, who suggested he would bring immigration to the floor without having the majority of republicans, having that discussion with this taking place is more stinging. with tom delay, as much as i disagree with him, there was never a time he brought a bill to the floor for consideration where he didn't have enough votes before hand or he didn't keep the vote open long enough until he had the votes. i remember the famous vote for medicare, 3:00, 4:00 in the morning we were there till until he had enough votes. >> you know who else wouldn't do that is nancy pelosi. if she brought a bill, she was guaranteeing those 218 votes, and she got them. she got them every time or she didn't bring it up. >> how do you think this happened, joe? >> so you know, there has been this sort of urban legend growing up around a variety of bills this year. one, background checks. if we get 70 or 80 votes around background checks in the senate, which they couldn't even get 60, then the house will have to pass it. or we're hearin
john boehner, the speaker, who i like, but john boehner, who got beat up by his own caucus, who suggested he would bring immigration to the floor without having the majority of republicans, having that discussion with this taking place is more stinging. with tom delay, as much as i disagree with him, there was never a time he brought a bill to the floor for consideration where he didn't have enough votes before hand or he didn't keep the vote open long enough until he had the votes. i remember...
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. >> what a stinging indictment for john boehner. >> i almost feel bad for john boehner at this point. >> i think the minority has been a disappointing player today. >> don't blame democrats for the loss today. yeah, you pushed my button. >> it's sad, juvenile and unprofessional and amateur hour. >> paula dean is facing new controver controversy. >> paula has said in court that she regularly used the n-word. >> which one did she use? i know it wasn't nonfat. >> we had planned to have an exclusive live interview with paula deen this morning. she's not here. >> please, forgive me. >> be careful. that is a low-cut dress. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm only flesh and blood. >> we need to abolish the irs. >> anybody want to fire some irs agents? >> god bless the tea party. >> governor palin. >> welcome back to the couch. >> we can't [ bleep ] ignore her. >>> coming up, one in seven americans, including some of our military family as actually need the government's help to buy groceries. but this week, republicans try to slash funding for all of them. more of that, next. e ajor victo. i'm phil mickels
. >> what a stinging indictment for john boehner. >> i almost feel bad for john boehner at this point. >> i think the minority has been a disappointing player today. >> don't blame democrats for the loss today. yeah, you pushed my button. >> it's sad, juvenile and unprofessional and amateur hour. >> paula dean is facing new controver controversy. >> paula has said in court that she regularly used the n-word. >> which one did she use? i know it...
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john boehner, the house speaker compared it to obamacare which is a four letter word for republicans, that kind of says it all. >> dana, thanks, interesting. let's get caught up on other stories. susan hendrix has the bulletin. >> the worst day of the year for the dow joaning dropping more than 2%. investors are unnerved about the plan to phaseout the stimulus program. they pump billions of dollars dollars into the economy every month. a criminal investigation under weigh into usis, the private firm that checked snowden's background. it's not known if it was prompted by the leaks. >>> jodi arias was in court in prison clothes. the penalty trial is set for next month but her attorneys asked for a delay. in may jodi arias was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend. >>> we learned james gandolfini collapsed in his hotel room around 10:00 last night and found by his family. the hospital said a heart attack was the likely cause. an autopsy is planned for friday. anderson. >> still so unbelievable. i was really shocked by that. thanks. we'll have more on the life of james gandolfini later
john boehner, the house speaker compared it to obamacare which is a four letter word for republicans, that kind of says it all. >> dana, thanks, interesting. let's get caught up on other stories. susan hendrix has the bulletin. >> the worst day of the year for the dow joaning dropping more than 2%. investors are unnerved about the plan to phaseout the stimulus program. they pump billions of dollars dollars into the economy every month. a criminal investigation under weigh into usis,...
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i mean, there is another problem in the house in that john boehner, we saw this week with the failure of the farm bill, he has a very tough time, still, corralling this raucous, caucus, sometimes unruly house members that don't want to listen to leadership. >> i don't think he has much control. certainly as compared to other leaders he does not have control of this group because they're really not beholden to him in the way that in the olden days, say, ten years ago, people were beholden to the speaker for various things. this is a group quite willing to go out on their own and they turned down a farm bill that they thought -- republicans thought would pass. they're blaming democrats. >> what happened on the farm bill could be precisely what happens on immigration. they passed a very conservative amendment on foodstamps trying to mollify the conservative critics. that, then, grove away democrats on final passage and the conservatives, 60 of the conservatives, still voted against the final bill even after they got the amendment. you can imagine the exact same dynamic where very conserv
i mean, there is another problem in the house in that john boehner, we saw this week with the failure of the farm bill, he has a very tough time, still, corralling this raucous, caucus, sometimes unruly house members that don't want to listen to leadership. >> i don't think he has much control. certainly as compared to other leaders he does not have control of this group because they're really not beholden to him in the way that in the olden days, say, ten years ago, people were beholden...
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i got to tell you, john boehner, the house speaker today, compared immigration reform to obamacare which is a kind of a four-letter word for republicans. that kind of says it all. >> all right, dana, thanks. >>> up next, controversy over a decision sentenced a murderer to death because he may have been sen to the death row because he is an african-american. an incredible moment, a 3-year-old boy born deaf hears for the first time in his life from his death. we will talk to dr. sanjay gupta, the medical break through that made it all possible. hey linda! what are you guys doing? having some fiber! with new phillips' fiber good gummies. they're fruity delicious! just two gummies have 4 grams of fiber! to help support regularity! i want some... [ woman ] hop on over! [ marge ] fiber the fun way, from phillips'. like other precious things that start off white, it yellows over time. when it comes to your smile, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest whitestrips whiten as well as $500 professional treatments. guaranteed. crest 3d white whitestrips. vo: i've always thought the best pa
i got to tell you, john boehner, the house speaker today, compared immigration reform to obamacare which is a kind of a four-letter word for republicans. that kind of says it all. >> all right, dana, thanks. >>> up next, controversy over a decision sentenced a murderer to death because he may have been sen to the death row because he is an african-american. an incredible moment, a 3-year-old boy born deaf hears for the first time in his life from his death. we will talk to dr....
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asked for a decision to put this on the house floor for a vote, republican house speaker john boehner was as clear about this as he possibly could be. >> listen, jobs continues to be our number one concern. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. joining us now is adelle stan, senior washington correspondent for rh reality check which covers rebruprotective health a justice issues. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> you were first to report congressman burgess' rather extraordinary analysis of fetal behavior in that hearing room. how did you end up in that hearing room hearing that argument. >> well, rachel, actually i wasn't even in the hearing room because i called my source on the hill and said, rules committee hearing, do i really need to be here? he said, nothing happens there. i thought, okay, i'll watch this stream. i drank a lot of coffee. and was able to stay awake through the whole thing and there it was at the very, very end. and the reason i was there, rachel, is i've been covering the progression of this bill now from a bill that once just only applied to the d
asked for a decision to put this on the house floor for a vote, republican house speaker john boehner was as clear about this as he possibly could be. >> listen, jobs continues to be our number one concern. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. joining us now is adelle stan, senior washington correspondent for rh reality check which covers rebruprotective health a justice issues. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> you were first to report congressman...
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john boehner doesn't know how he'll reconcile the senate. the senate doesn't know how they'll reconcile with boehner and the republicans. possibly the farm bill will be another one of these bills that after congress it goes back to the house and they have to swallow it and there's a revocation of the hasker rule. this is something you're seeing in the house. it's important to see the dynamic. they can't pass their own bill. the reason conaway is trying to put this rope around the neck of democrats is that unless a bunch of democrats come onto the bill because of the tea party focus in the republican party, they can't pass it with their own votes. this has been a continuously recurring dynamic for republicans. they've got folks way too conservative to get on the bills they need to pass because they have the government doing something positive for folks. on the other hand, bills are much too conservative, even so, for democrats to support. they're not willing to move the bills to the left to get the democratic votes. that's where you get to, s
john boehner doesn't know how he'll reconcile the senate. the senate doesn't know how they'll reconcile with boehner and the republicans. possibly the farm bill will be another one of these bills that after congress it goes back to the house and they have to swallow it and there's a revocation of the hasker rule. this is something you're seeing in the house. it's important to see the dynamic. they can't pass their own bill. the reason conaway is trying to put this rope around the neck of...
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boehner seems reluctant to even bring it to the house floor. and with all this talk of immigration reform, more and more people are making a run to the border hoping to get into the u.s. before it's too late. the biggest rhetorical hurdle in passing an immigration reform bill is the lack of literal hurdles on the border, and now there's a fear that people are flocking to cross the boarder with u.s./mexico illegally because of the improved chance of becoming a legal residenresi. border patrol agents have apparently arrested some with that notion. >> the reports i've gotten from some of my contacts have said that the number of attempted crossings has increased. is that accurate? >> this particular year, yes, sir, we have seen an increase of attempted entries. the reasons and motives behind that are varied, some of which is hearing sequestration, some of which is hearing immigration reform and some of it is hearing they just want to come and be joined with their feelings. >> arrests of people crossing the border are up this year. >> arrests were u
boehner seems reluctant to even bring it to the house floor. and with all this talk of immigration reform, more and more people are making a run to the border hoping to get into the u.s. before it's too late. the biggest rhetorical hurdle in passing an immigration reform bill is the lack of literal hurdles on the border, and now there's a fear that people are flocking to cross the boarder with u.s./mexico illegally because of the improved chance of becoming a legal residenresi. border patrol...
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your tax dollars at work in john boehner's house of representatives.
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house speaker john boehner plans to meet with members of the house hispanic caucus. while immigration was not on the original agenda, aides say it is likely to come up during the discussions. you can bet it will. let's bring in "news nation" political panel. let me start off with you, ann. we have this all day news conference. a number of people there. we pointed out randy weber's play on building up this wall. they say this is about border security. is that truly at the heart of what's going on here? >> certainly border security is a concern that opponents of illegal immigration reform have raised in the past. it's a concern that many conservatives and certainly even some democrats have raised before. it's only one of many components. i think the cbo report that you mentioned is an interesting development because a lot of critics have said that it could cost more money when you talk about defense -- >> conservatives have said once you have immigrants and they start to use medicare and social security that it would be a flood gate. >> right. of course what cbo report
house speaker john boehner plans to meet with members of the house hispanic caucus. while immigration was not on the original agenda, aides say it is likely to come up during the discussions. you can bet it will. let's bring in "news nation" political panel. let me start off with you, ann. we have this all day news conference. a number of people there. we pointed out randy weber's play on building up this wall. they say this is about border security. is that truly at the heart of...
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it's a very fragile coalition, and over on the house, you know that house speaker john boehner and paul ryan and other leaders are committed to doing something, but the rank and file is not interested. in the end, it's a math game. it just doesn't look like it will pass the house. >> i think that's right. if more fragile than i think we thought two, three weeks ago. it seems to be getting more fragile the closer we get to hearings in the senate. i think, also, we haven't seen the opposition really coalesce yet. they have gone out there in fits and starts, but we haven't seen a real big anti-immigration push yet, and i think we will. >> but they're there. the opposition is there, and the kind of amendments that are being brought up are not small things. they're not so-called easily dismissed poison pills. they're big things. the big blocs inside the congress are really upset about. this business about language. language is a ticking time bomb. they haven't even started to discuss it yet. those are the emotional parts of what under girds the national debate about immigration. we haven't e
it's a very fragile coalition, and over on the house, you know that house speaker john boehner and paul ryan and other leaders are committed to doing something, but the rank and file is not interested. in the end, it's a math game. it just doesn't look like it will pass the house. >> i think that's right. if more fragile than i think we thought two, three weeks ago. it seems to be getting more fragile the closer we get to hearings in the senate. i think, also, we haven't seen the...
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i think for months people have been saying that john boehner was not going to do this without having a majority of republicans. he sort of sounds like -- confirmed this to his members this morning. that is not much of a possibility. if you're going to pass a bill that can get to the senate, get through the senate and get signed by president obama. that kind of a bill will require them to have very little in terms of a pathway in terms of citizenship, very aggressive on enforcement. some of the programs some businesses would like to see probably would not be included in that. he finds himself in a bind. this really is the choke point, i think, on immigration is the house and the house republican conference in particular. >> john, on all these amendments that might add security or have certain triggers, it seems like some of them are certainly designed to sink the bill. how do you distinguish between good faith amendments and what may ultimately be poison pills? >> that's a difficult measure to have. there are certainly some of these amendments that are trying to create triggers that a
i think for months people have been saying that john boehner was not going to do this without having a majority of republicans. he sort of sounds like -- confirmed this to his members this morning. that is not much of a possibility. if you're going to pass a bill that can get to the senate, get through the senate and get signed by president obama. that kind of a bill will require them to have very little in terms of a pathway in terms of citizenship, very aggressive on enforcement. some of the...
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do you think john boehner is in trouble? >> i think that he does not have a lot of room to maneuver here. not just because of dana rohrabacher but the fact that his own re-election as speaker was a little narrower than people might have thought and so he has declared that he will not bring this bill to the floor unless it already has a majority of republicans on board. the so-called hastert rule for the former speaker. so, he's really got to get his own -- something here that his own party can rally behind. he cannot count on democratic votes. >> you know, jim, the politico headline today is gop support dissipating. do you think there's been a momentum shift? john thune said his office is getting calls against reform. rand paul says he's not feeling any groundswell of support here. where does this stand right now as you see it? >> well, you know, i wish it would stand where senator schumer thinks it would stand, namely, a decision that would be made almost as if it were by university of chicago, free market economists, a cos
do you think john boehner is in trouble? >> i think that he does not have a lot of room to maneuver here. not just because of dana rohrabacher but the fact that his own re-election as speaker was a little narrower than people might have thought and so he has declared that he will not bring this bill to the floor unless it already has a majority of republicans on board. the so-called hastert rule for the former speaker. so, he's really got to get his own -- something here that his own...
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today, ryan, the "washington examiner" reports that house speaker john boehner will not violate the so-called hastert rule on an immigration bill. "no way in hell" is how several described the chances of the speaker acting on such a proposal without the majority of a majority. it does not look to be the best strategy, if you will, ryan. >> well, you know, boehner always says that he's not going to violate the hastert rule. right up until the second that he violates the hastert rule. so you know, he's very fond of saying, you know, hell no to whatever's coming down until it's actually right in front of him, and then he makes a new decision. and he's gotten away with that time and time again. so i think if it steamrolls through the senate and gets to the house then he might actually put it up. but all that aside, you're right. reince priebus didn't mention immigration reform in his speech. he didn't try to talk truth to the power that is the -- this teavangelical base, as they call them, at all. and he fed into their kind of delusion that if it weren't for hurricane sandy, if it weren't for the
today, ryan, the "washington examiner" reports that house speaker john boehner will not violate the so-called hastert rule on an immigration bill. "no way in hell" is how several described the chances of the speaker acting on such a proposal without the majority of a majority. it does not look to be the best strategy, if you will, ryan. >> well, you know, boehner always says that he's not going to violate the hastert rule. right up until the second that he violates the...
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john boehner compared immigration reform to obama care. not a gop compliment. carol. >> not exactly. dana bash reporting, thank you. >>> ahead in "newsroom," details on the death james gandolfini. his son's frantic call for help when he couldn't reach his father. i am an american success story. i'm a teacher. i'm a firefighter. i'm a carpenter. i'm an accountant. a mechanical engineer. and i shop at walmart. truth is, over sixty percent of america shops at walmart every month. i find what i need, at a great price. and the money i save goes to important things. braces for my daughter. a little something for my son's college fund. when people look at me, i hope they see someone building a better life. vo: living better: that's the real walmart. the great outdoors... ...and a great deal. thanks to dad. (gasp) nope. aw! guys! grrrr let's leave the deals to hotels.com. (nice bear!) ooo! that one! nice! got it! oh my gosh this is so cool! awesome! perfect! yep, and no angry bears. the perfect place is on sale now. up to 30% off. only at hotels.com always go the extra
john boehner compared immigration reform to obama care. not a gop compliment. carol. >> not exactly. dana bash reporting, thank you. >>> ahead in "newsroom," details on the death james gandolfini. his son's frantic call for help when he couldn't reach his father. i am an american success story. i'm a teacher. i'm a firefighter. i'm a carpenter. i'm an accountant. a mechanical engineer. and i shop at walmart. truth is, over sixty percent of america shops at walmart every...
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john boehner officially has no control over his caucus. he suffers another embarrassing defeat at the hands of his own party. they voted down a five-year farm bill with 62% voting no. the house -- largely over objection to cuts to food stamps. and the republicans said the cuts should have been deeper. >> so deep that we cut food to baby's in the womb, he is not playing with his pee pee he is eating it. he is starving. i love just smacking down old eddie cantor. it's not fair that he was whacking the tether ball and it went all the way to the top. it's the democrats fault for smacking the tether ball over my head. it's not fair. come back, and we'll play best out of 75. >> oh, my bitch face is bitchier than usual. >> stephanie: yeah you can tell his level of upset by how much his adam's apple throbs. >> yeah up and down. eddie de-cantor? [ glugging sound ] >> stephanie: carlos are we going to get this immigration bill done or no? >> given what happened with the farm bill it seems highly unlikely. and that 700 miles offense and the billions
john boehner officially has no control over his caucus. he suffers another embarrassing defeat at the hands of his own party. they voted down a five-year farm bill with 62% voting no. the house -- largely over objection to cuts to food stamps. and the republicans said the cuts should have been deeper. >> so deep that we cut food to baby's in the womb, he is not playing with his pee pee he is eating it. he is starving. i love just smacking down old eddie cantor. it's not fair that he was...
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>> i guess it's john boehner's job theoretically to rein them in, and it hasn't happened the last few years. these guys are outliers, but they've become the face of the republican party. whose job is it to pull them back? >> it would be speaker boehner's. the problem with republicans, they don't have a strong national leader. speaker boehner, yes, he has the power. he's not a strong speaker, so he can't take action against a lot of these members. even if he did, they don't care what leadership says. they care what happens back home. and a lot of constituents like when they say incendiary things. i think republican leaders are debating how do we get more people out there on tv communicating for the republican party that are not just white men and not people saying incendiary things. >> nicole wallace, i think it's fair to point out too that i think that unwith of the frustrations that republicans have is those of you in the media are obsessed with these members, who i think even you can admit, none of them are, as you said, leaders in the republican party. none of them are important ch
>> i guess it's john boehner's job theoretically to rein them in, and it hasn't happened the last few years. these guys are outliers, but they've become the face of the republican party. whose job is it to pull them back? >> it would be speaker boehner's. the problem with republicans, they don't have a strong national leader. speaker boehner, yes, he has the power. he's not a strong speaker, so he can't take action against a lot of these members. even if he did, they don't care what...